Hey everyone. I have two days remaining in my Gannett-mandated furlough.
See Sunday's entry for more details.
Please feel free to discuss issues as usual in the comment section. I hate this it has come to this, but it has. I blame Canada. The connection between America's financial misfortune and the Canucks may seem tenuous, but consider things after six ice-cold Molsons. Then tell me what you think.
Fight the power!
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ReplyDeletei still want to be third
ReplyDeletebut you can't be third if you're second.
ReplyDelete3rd
ReplyDelete5th
ReplyDeleteEveryone skipped math class today!
ReplyDeletehi all... busy day so not much from me.... have a good weekend..
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know when we are supposed to hear about Oku?
ReplyDeletehehateme - long time no see. War Eagle!
ReplyDeletePeterF- my timing is off, but I'm getting closer.
ReplyDeleteDear Leader - a very cheerful good moring to you as well.
Good morning Dr.!
ReplyDeleteI want to be 12th. Look at that !
ReplyDeleteLucky 13!
ReplyDeleteDoc, been lurking..... War Eagle!
I WANNA GO FAST!!!!
ReplyDelete#15, Clifton Robinson.
ReplyDeleteBooyah!!!
I always go fast.
ReplyDeleteAU1- a big War Eagle to you, too!
ReplyDeleteYesterday someone said Oku would sign AFTER Brown signs, and Brown has visits planned in MARCH. Don't remember the details or if it was quoting a credible source. If the HOTTIE in the know is here, please advise. Too many interruptions while typing this...probably irrelevant by now
18, wes byrum, kodi burns
ReplyDeleteI think that's dumb for Oku to make his decision based on where another guy goes, if you're good, you're good, pick a place, strap on the helmet and go play the game.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend to you too, Dear Leader.
ReplyDeleteMonica, I asked you early in the other thread if you could walk in those things. I know I couldn't even stand up!
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ReplyDeleteDr. HABOTN, too late. I already read it.
ReplyDeleteLuv - I was counting on that! Nice work.
ReplyDeleteGuess what, it's after 10:30, that means lunch is fair game. YUMMY!
Nice shoes Monica
ReplyDeleteBaseball tonight!
ReplyDeleteLuv - From chair to chair, Luv and only when there's an agenda.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone else know the "nice shoes" joke? I said that to someone recently and they had never heard it.
i don't
ReplyDeleteNope never heard it...
ReplyDeleteYes finally final some real round ball action... Go Tiger Baseball!!!
Mon- that place that has your works of art... web site?
ReplyDeleteIf not, they need one sort of like this: www.galleryc.net
OK, nevermind and thanks Junkie.
ReplyDeleteI wish I lived close enough to catch some Auburn bb games. I LOVE watching baseball LIVE.
In reference Oku, I think people are speculating that he is waiting on Brown to make his decision. Mike Farrel on Rivals Radio said that people close to Oku said he was upset with UT for bringing Brown in on an official and that he had eliminated UT. He said Auburn was the favorite but Syracuse was still a dark horse because of the RB Coach Drayton at Syracuse.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if this baseball team will be any good. Without good front-line pitching, I say no.
ReplyDeleteWhat up guys and gals?
ReplyDeleteThe weekends are starting to remind me of this...
The Weekend
AU baseball hits Knoxville next month if any of you want to come on over and join me and the wife.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice gallery and a nice site, Doc.
ReplyDeleteThe place that has my work is closing. Soho Interiors in Homewood. However, she's moving to The Commissary Design Warehouse in B'ham and they have a very nice gallery. Their website is not so great in my opinion. This move is happening this week so I'm not sure if/when my work will actually make it to their website. I have my own website that is stalled in production.
Wholesale petrol down to $1.03/gal today ... and dropping.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of art, y'all should see some of Scottie's work. He is FREAKIN FANTASTIC. And I'm not just saying that because I like him so much. You should post some links to some of your stuff, Scottie.
ReplyDeleteFSJ, i'm beginning to feel that way myself. stupid groundhog.
ReplyDeletecriminal - i don't like your bb prediction, but I concur
ReplyDeleteSo, Monica, are you going to let us in on the "nice shoes" joke?
ReplyDeleteI, too, would love to see your work, Moncia. And scottie's!
ever see the movie "canadian bacon"? 90% of canada's population is massed along the border with the usa. coincidence? i don't think so.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes put Canadian Bacon on my pizza...cause I like ham
ReplyDeleteI'll try to get to at least one of the games in Columbia, and I'm sure the Lowcountry, Midlands, and Palmetto Auburn Clubs will get together for a little pre-game shindig when we play the gamecocks in April.
ReplyDeleteMy 5 year old will be starting his second year of t-ball this spring, so he's starting to actually want to watch live baseball.
thanks Luv. i don't really have anything on this computer. i need to make some kind of portfolio. send me an email and i'll shoot you some pics from home. brannsm@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteT ball = good times
ReplyDeleteYou, me, those high heels and some leather=good times for me, Mon.
ReplyDeleteSo Jay GT, do you believe the rumors that Mario Lemieux heads up a sleeper cell?
ReplyDeleteHABOTN w/ Jay G = Good Times
ReplyDeleteJet, what is it without him?
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting he auto-posted and can't reply from Guam. By the time he gets back, I will have forgotten my question.
ReplyDeleteHABOTN w/o Jay GT = good times
ReplyDeleteHABOTN w/ Jay GT = best times
Luv ...
ReplyDeleteIt's like having a sub in school ... the first day or two it's all fun, but by the end of the week, you're actually ready for the teacher to be back.
I have enjoyed his autoposts, though.
ReplyDeleteThe autoposts have been fine ... but it's better when he sweeps into the conversation with an encouragement, a nugget, a reprimand, or even ... THE DREADED BANHAMMER.
ReplyDeleteBOOM!!!
ReplyDeleteUnless your teacher in fifth grade was Mrs Lunsford. Yikes! I'll take the substitute for the whole week, thank you.
ReplyDeleteMichael ...
ReplyDeleteThinking back on my fifth grade teacher, I'm with you.
Forget it. Jay G can stay away.
It's a HOTTIE coup d'etat.
You're right, Jet. I really wasn't disputing anything you were saying. Speaking of banhammering, why can't he permanently banhammer what's-his-face (his name escapes me at the moment)?
ReplyDeleteMrs Gerald- 4th grade. "THT, I've told you fifty-eleven times to not talk in class."
ReplyDeleteAnd I was one of the quiet ones.
Am I a bad person for wanting to occasionally choke co-workers who create unnecessary work?
ReplyDeleteYes, Dr. H. You are a bad person. You should want to FREQUENTLY choke them.
ReplyDeleteYou are a softie.
Looking at the photo tour of the construction of the new arena, it's going to be nice.
ReplyDeleteThe Honorable Senator from Gumpland- you gave me (and a co-worker with similar sentiments) a good laugh.
ReplyDeleteYes, the arena is really coming along nicely. I think it's going to be great!!!
Did anyone see where Marquies Gunn was arrested on drug charges? Distribution of a controlled substance was the charge. It was on the front of Montgomery Advertiser's web site.
ReplyDeleteHe should have been charged with a crime against humanity for all the anguish his re-fumbled caused in the South Carolina game a couple years ago.
ReplyDeleteYou crazy kids behave yourselves ... heading to Alex City, then back home for TurboProp's game.
ReplyDeleteInteresting letter to the editor today in the AJC from the former editor of Creative Loafing, an entertainment/counter-culture weekly, about the affects of the economy and internet on professional journalists. His conclusions are that the public is not as well served by thousands of internet sites as by fewer professional outlets. He also thinks the rise in unemployment among journalists will raise the awareness of how the economy is affecting Americans as employed journalists focus on the all-too-real threat to their own jobs. We need the professional approach pros like Jay bring, unlike the ramblings of we run-of-the-mill hotties.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Alex City, that is where Gunn was arrested for allegedly selling crack cocaine on three different occasions, per Alex City Outlook. Wow.
ReplyDeletemy buddy who was a 'friend of Aubie' has a great pic with him at the '05 Sugar Bowl. if you have the Sports Illustrated with Campbell on the cover it's near the front.
ReplyDeleteMonica, do you know Steve Fountain?
ReplyDeletehttp://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021609aaa.html
I'm not sure how to post a hyperlink. I also deleted the email with the link to the HTML tags.
I see now that this article was written 2-16-09. Sorry if this is old news.
ReplyDeleteJust heard Bryce Brown's mentor on the radio saying he signed a LOI with Miami. Man, that guy (the mentor) is a jackass...
ReplyDeleteI wonder if BB's teammates at the U will be teaching him a lesson in Humility, and if BB has the strength to take it, or if he'll be another Deron Furr.
Hello Hot Ones! A little noon day football to go with your lunch.
ReplyDeleteMalzahn On Kodi Burns:
"I think he's familiar with what we're going to do. I think he's familiar with me. I know he's capable of being a very good quarterback. He has had three coordinators in two years, and that's tough on any quarterback."
Malzahn
Peter, I thought the LOI expired?
ReplyDeleteSeanZ,
ReplyDeleteits unclear to me if Miami is going to honor it, but he supposedly signed it. I suspect they'll honor it, but I'm not exactly close to that program.
Interesting development, if accurate. I wonder what does w/ the David Oku sweepstakes?
ReplyDeleteLuv - Yes, I know Scott Fountain. He was at W.S. Neal when I was at T.R. Miller. We were friends and I think we both even attended this "leadership" camp thing at Harding University in Arkansas one summer.
ReplyDeleteJust Google html tags
Yeah, who knows if his "mentor" was even telling the truth.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that Bryce graduated in November so he could enroll in school this semester. I found that interesting.
Also, thought it was funny when this Butler guy said that Bryce's holdout was so he could aid the U in recruiting. Not sure how not enrolling in the spring wouldn't have been more effective than holding out, but nothing makes sense here.
This whole charade is the definition of shady. It makes you wonder about a possible bidding war etc...
ReplyDeletePF the only thing that makes sense in this situation is for any program with descent options to pass on this 4 year distraction.
ReplyDeleteI just don't understand the whole "committed" to Miami part, as far as I know he's never uncommitted from Miami. Why not just sign your LOI and go to school?
ReplyDeleteSteve Fountain
ReplyDeleteThis is only a test, so feel free to ignore.
Luv passes with flying colors!
ReplyDeleteYou did the link perfectly, but his name is Scott.
ReplyDeleteYou know what this reminds me of? The BC coaching situation, that's what.
ReplyDeleteMichael,
ReplyDeleteWhy do we have Puppet Hour? Shouldn't it be Puppet Memorial Hour? Didn't you burn all the puppets? Do you think the former BC coach likes puppets? Have I reached my interrogative limit for one post?
Doc, you can never ask too many questions.
ReplyDeleteIt is still Puppet Hour, because that is what we have called it for years. Even though my puppets are gone, there are still many puppets around. And besides that, word on the street is that my puppets may not be so dead after all................dum dum DDDUUUUMMMM!!!!!!!
And about the BC coach: Man, there is so much to that issue. We should all probably talk about it.
I like that suicide bomber puppet... A C Phelgm...
ReplyDeleteHe got blown to bits and he still talks.
"I keel you!"
scottieb,
ReplyDeleteI have that SI, its hte picture of Aubbie, MG andn Daryl Tapp and it looks like he's saying:
"WTF- Dude, we lost already, why you got to rub it in?"
the only real puppet is conan obrian's. he tells it like it is.
ReplyDeleteOn Conan a couple of days ago they played the classic Triumph bit with the nerds waiting outside for Attack of the Clones. That has got to be one of the funniest bits ever on that show.
ReplyDeleteWell, I just consumed 6 ice cold Moosehead Beers and I say "Blame Cananda and Terrence and Phillips"
ReplyDeleteBryce Brown could never do THIS!
ReplyDeleteit's a great pic AUn. he has it framed in his office.
ReplyDeletei think D.Crum has the right idea. the whole Boston College situation would be so much better if everyone just settled down with 6 ice cold Moosehead Beers. it sounds yummy. i know it would make me feel better about the whole mess.
While you're at it, everyone knock down a 6-pack of you're favorite Coke brand beverage and favorite additive.
ReplyDeletethat never gets old Sensi! i have always wondered, was the dude playing using a regular NES controller or a NES Advantage? i loved my NES Advantage. finally sold off all my stuff in a yard sale last summer.
ReplyDeleteseanZ - I'm just polished off Diet Coke #4 (two caf, two decaf). It will definitely be a 6 Coke day by the time I watch Monk.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Doc, you're good people, keeping youngin's like myself employed.
ReplyDeleteThis is the accompaniment to Michael's 1:35 post
ReplyDeletedum dum DDDUUUUMMMM!!!!!!!
"doc is good people"
ReplyDeleteI concur.
Slow day today, the minutes are clinging to the clock and I'm ready to call it a day.
ReplyDeleteanyone got a link for Auburn v Elon gametracker. I can't find it with my phone
ReplyDeletedon't make doc blush. It's not pretty. Well, it's not pretty whether you do or don't.
ReplyDeleteConfusious say: "Watched phone, never ring."
ReplyDeleteAlso: "Watched watch never reach 4 on Friday."
not having any luck PF. i'll keep looking.
ReplyDeletethanks scottie B
ReplyDeletei liked triumph's bit in quebec (last year, i think), with his fake french accent. very funny, too.
ReplyDeleteonly thing i can find for live AU baseball is through auburntigers.com, and you've got to pay for the CBS stuff. sorry bro.
ReplyDeletePeter see if this works
ReplyDeleteAuburn v Elon gametracker>Auburn vs Elon Gametracker
It's working for me and I didn't pay or register, etc.
ReplyDeleteHome Run Joe Sanders!
ReplyDelete3-1 Good guys
bottom 5th
Just my opinion ... In the PING leagues (metal bats) pitching is not nearly as important as error free fielding and aggressive hitting and base running. If we can hit the ball well, we will compete.
ReplyDeleteI can agree with that Phred. Unfortunately, there are some questions still with the infield. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteMon, thanks for the link. it would totally work, except my phone won't recognize the plugin required.
dang we had two on with one out and Bowen grounded into a double - that's when a strong bat would have been nice
ReplyDeletetop of the 7th
3-1
Mon- Thanks for the great link. GO TIGERS!!!
ReplyDeleteI like watching the little people run the bases, especially when they are Auburn little people.
I re-epiphanied on the way home from work. If everyone else drove like a NYC cabbie, there wouldn't be nearly so many people in my way.
there wouldn't be so many people - period :-)
ReplyDeleteSo sad for Marquies Gunn.
ReplyDeletePearl Jam wrote a song about that kind of story: Life Wasted. The protagonist in that diddy gets his life re-directed. I hope Gunn's life follows the same pattern.
I just can't wait for spring. That means it will be even closer to football season.
ReplyDeleteI will be glad when our sovereign, Jay G, is back from the Canadian influenced Gannett exile.
tie game... crap... It's frickin ELON! C'mon AU!
ReplyDeleteI just have never been able to get into watching baseball with aluminum bats. Games last forever, pitching is not important. If they went to wood bats, I would probably go to see college baseball.
ReplyDeleteElon College Fighting Christians was a great school. Now it's a "mini-Duke", overrun with Yanks. And of course they are now the PC Phoenix
ReplyDeleteGO TIGERS!!! We need a 2out dinger.
ReplyDeleteMon- good point.
I love the sound of aluminum bats. I happen to have a pretty good bat if I do say so myself.
ReplyDeleterats
ReplyDeleteok, it's time to GO GET 'EM TIGERS!!!!
ReplyDeleteWOOHOO! Walk-off!
ReplyDeleteYES!!!
ReplyDeleteHargett HR to centerfield!!!
ReplyDelete5-3 bottom of 9th
Austin Hubbard picks up the win in relief as Justin Hargett hits a 2-out walk-off 2-run HR (Kevin Patterson was on 2nd).
ReplyDeleteAU wins 5-3.
Monk season finale tonight. I'll be there.
ReplyDeleteGrant Dayton went 7 strong innings... faced 24 batters, giving up 5 hits and 1 (earned) run while striking out 7 and walking 0.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Doc. :-)
ReplyDeletemake that 25 batters that Dayton faced... oops
ReplyDeleteI noticed that the men's basketball game is going to be free on gametracker tonight. I think I read that right.
ReplyDeleteif there's someone here that's also on my facebook would you please email me at monica_wareagle@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI'm going to ask you to email my office so I can see if my auto responder is working. Greg has tried it from home and it's not working.
I did, in case no one else has yet. Sorry, I was busy randomly surfing NCAA basketball stuff.
ReplyDeleteInteresting U.S. Map
ReplyDeleteNice map. I will have to send that one to my favorite folks.
ReplyDeleteI like that, nice factoids. They haven't rated Virginia on the looney-o-meter yet though. I'd give it a 3-4.
ReplyDeletemon....got you covered...
ReplyDeleteI didn't like what they said about George Wallace.
ReplyDeleteThe facts provided for each state at the usdemocrazy web site are only about 50% factual, or less. For example 3 of the 4 people listed as natives of North Carolina aren't. Two were natives of South Carolina and one is a native Yankee! Of the 4, only James K Polk was born in the state (and only a mile from SC).
ReplyDeleteTHT
Native North Carolinian
They left George Washington and Robert E. Lee off the famous Virginians.
ReplyDeleteThere are famous virgins?
ReplyDeleteFamous virgins are called saints.
ReplyDeletePut on your reading glasses and try again.
Today must have had the lowest comment total in ages. Stinking economy.
ReplyDeleteStill thawing out from TurboProp's game ... the mighty Trojans lost 3-0 to the Fightin' Pocket Protectors from Brewbaker Tech.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it's pretty cold in here tonight.
Oh, well. Wonder who will be tagged with the blame tomorrow.
I'm guessing it's W, or my man Karl Rove.
As a loyal Mac user, I blame Bill Gates.
ReplyDeleteBill Gates works for me, as far as blame, not literally. I switched to Mac last year and I'm still upset BG didn't give me a few million bucks so I could quit work forever.
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting on my check from the Microsoft pyramid scheme. I sent that email to dozens of folks. I've got to have six figures coming.
ReplyDeleteI have actually been able to retire off the money I made from that Bill Gates tracking software. You know that person who says, "It worked for me!!!" at the bottom of that email? Yeah, that was me.
ReplyDeleteI created a Southern version ...
ReplyDeleteIt's called Microsoft Winders.
I made an awkward talk show host version: Microsoft Martha Stewart! Wait, that makes no sense. Why would anyone think that's funny? Where am I? Who??!
ReplyDeleteI switched to Mac cause Bill Gates wouldn't share the wealth. Maybe I'll switch back if Steve Jobs doesn't include me in his will. Or if FSJ doesn't send me $10.
ReplyDeleteYou could always just switch back to a spiral notebook and calculator and say, "Screw em all!" But then you have to deal with the notebook and calculator companies. Hmmm.... better switch to sticks, dirt, and a homemade abacus. That is the only way to teach them all a lesson.
ReplyDeleteAnyone see the news of Danny Horn leaving Clay County High School for Benjamin Russell? For any non-high school football fans, Horn has had an amazing run at the small school level(1-2A not exactly sure.) It will be interesting to see what he can do at BRHS.
ReplyDeleteMichael phelps+ joe Namath= jhag
ReplyDeleteI'm still up...in the Eastern time zone. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
ReplyDeletegood morning Hotties!
ReplyDeletePeterF - you need to watch more HGTV, or some other snoozer network
jhag- that went right over my head. I'm guessing you didn't mean to imply that you're a pot-smoking alcoholic.
Michael- not sure how I'd keep up with HABOTN using sticks and dirt, but otherwise, it's an excellent suggestion.
Isn't JHAG a high school senior? Posting after midnight on a Saturday morning that might be exactly what he means.
ReplyDeleteI think you use the sticks to scratch conversations with yourself in the dirt. It's not the same.
Monica said...
ReplyDeleteYou did the link perfectly, but his name is Scott.
LOL You should have seen me trying to do it! I must have gone back to the instruction page 10 times! My STML is so bad that I think I'd have to go back to that page if I needed to do it again!